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A well-tuned Bangladesh team that arrived in Melbourne yesterday from Brisbane to play their third group match in the ICC World Cup against Sri Lanka were served with a notice that one of the members of the team would have to take a long flight back home for breaking the team rules. The player...

Even as Ireland were hunting down West Indies in Nelson, in a quiet corner of quiet Manuka Oval in quiet Canberra, Bangladesh were going through a three-hour intense training session. Bangladesh lost both their World Cup warm-up games, one of them to Ireland, and their first opponents in the tournament are Afghanistan, who...

The Tigers will get their first taste of match-conditions in Australia ahead of the World Cup today when they play their first unofficial practice match against Australia XI at the Allan Border ground in Brisbane. The match however, for the country's cricket fans, is expected to whiz by as by the time the country...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) found itself in a spot of bother after Rubel Hossain landed in jail yesterday following the paceman's surrender before a Dhaka court in connection with a rape case filed by film actress Naznin Akter Happy. The BCB on Sunday announced a 15-member Bangladesh World Cup team that included the 25-year-old...

National team cricketer Rubel Hossain was sent to jail today after his surrender before court in connection with a rape case filed by film actress Naznin Akter Happy. Rubel, who received a four-week anticipatory bail on December 15, appeared before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Anwar Sadat this morning and submitted a petition for...

With his future uncertain after he landed in the jail today, there is a possibility that pacer Rubel Hossain could be replaced by another bowler for Bangladesh’s upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup campaign, cricket news website ESPNcricinfo reported. The biggest cricketing tournament is taking place in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29. The Bangladesh cricket team is scheduled to fly for Brisbane on January 24. Talking to ESPNcricinfo, Nizamuddin Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said that it was too early to comment on the issue, but discussions were on. "We are discussing the matter, so it is quite early to say what we are...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today declared the squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. BCB President Nazmul Hassan announced the squad at a press conference in the Media Conference Area, SBNCS Media Block (ground floor) at BCB office in capital’s Mirpur. Mashrafe Mortaza has been selected as the captain...

With just days left for the announcement of Bangladesh’s World Cup team, Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim sustained shoulder injuries during practice sessions today. However, the extent of his injuries could not be known but he has been advised for full bed rest for the time being, officials at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said. Mushfiqur...

Ahsan Zaheer, the first cricketer to score a century in competitive cricket in Bangladesh, passed away at Birdem hospital in Dhaka this afternoon. The 60-year-old great compatriot and a popular figure amongst both the media and the cricketing fraternity, Zaheer died hours after his elder brother passed away last night. According to ex-cricketers, Zaheer had...